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Title: Holy Bishopric of Morphou: St George, Church of Our Lady of Asinou
Start date: 1200
End date: 1299
Historical Period: Late Byzantine Period
Description: 

St George on horseback , in the type of the Diasorites. This is a dedicatory wall-painting commissioned by Nicephorus Kalleas, who according to the inscription, was a farrier of horses: ''+The devout Nicephorus, farrier of horses, moved by a fervent desire and good dispotion, had the icon of the great martyr George painted for the revered Monastery of Phorvia, desiring to find as his help at the Judgement the radiantly crowned martyr and the prayers of the dwellers here. Supplication of Nicephorus Kalleas''.

Place: Panagía Forviótissa, Cyprus  
Languages: No linguistic content; Not applicable
Medium: paint (coating)
Project: BYZART Project  
Fond: OUC Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation  
Physical type: mural paintings (visual works)
Material and technique: painting (image-making)
Data provider: Open University of Cyprus  
License: All rights reserved
Rights holder: Holy Bishopric of Morphou  
Appears in Collections:BYZART

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